USE OF ENGLISH UNITS 7 AND 8

1. VOCABULARY UNIT 7. Write the word(s) that match the following definitions. DO NOT USE CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. The most modern technology (noun): high-tech2. Idea that tries to explain something (noun): theory3. Events that are hard to explain (noun): phenomena4. A small tool or machine/ small electronical device (noun): gadget5. Unbelievable (adjective): far-fetched6. Do a scientific test (expression): set up an experiment7. Do something (eg. an experiment) in the correct or usual way (expression): follow the procedure8. Get information of facts (expression): collect data 2. VOCABULARY UNIT 8. FOOD IDIOMS (I). Match the idioms with their meaning apple of one´s eye a person adored by someone bread and butter main necessities one smart cookie a very intelligent person hard nut to crack difficult to understand handed to someone on a silver platter receive without working for something 3. VOCABULARY UNIT 8. FOOD IDIOMS (II). Match the idioms with the correct example. to have a bun in the oven The new English teacher is pregnant big cheese Some important people are coming to our school, for example, the Minister of Education piece of cake I find knitting very easy. coach potato My brother stays at home watching telly all day bad egg We thought he was very dishonest but he´s not a bad person after all 4. VOCABULARY UNIT 8. Write the words that correspond to the following definitions. DON´T USE CAPITAL LETTERS. 1. Food that is salty and not sweet in taste: savoury2. Drink that has a lot of bubbles: fizzy3. Difficult to cut or eat: tough4. To give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them: tip5. chef: cook6. Foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese: dairy products7. to be finished (phrasal verb): run out of8. to become fatter (phrasal verb): put on weight.9. the action of fastening a piece of clothing with buttons. For example, your jeans (phrasal verb): do up10. stories that might not be true, to make people feel sorry for them: sob stories 5. VOCABULARY UNIT 8:1. I tried the milkshake but after one week in the fridge, it had gone out off 2. I played a joke on him but... it didn´t go down well it didn´t bunk off well 3. He was fired because he .... too many times. pull off work run out of work bunked off work 6. Complete the sentences with the verbs in PASSIVE: 1. Our students have been instructed (instruct) on how to use ING on several occasions since they were in 3d grade in secondary school; however, it is not yet clear to lots of them… :)2. Mohair pullovers can't be washed (wash)in the washing machine because it´s made of wool.(modal + wash)3. The entire building will be demolished (demolish) next month.4. Celebrities are paid (pay) huge amounts of money to appear on TV commercials.5. The bus fares have been increased (increase) lately. 7. Rewrite the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE.Do not use contractions. 1. The comany did not choose Rick for the manager vaccancyRick was not chosen for the vaccancy by the company.2. THe TV series "The wire" won the Grammys awards 17 times .The Grammy awards were won by the TV series "The wire" 17 times.3. The police stopped them for drinking and driving.They were stopped by the police for drinking and driving4. Her intervention in the meeting really surprised me.I was surprised by her intervention in the meeting.5. Most of the students recieved an invitation to a rock concert.Aninvitation to a rock concert was received by most of the students.6. The queen has inaugurated a new hospital in the outskirt of the capital city.A new hospital has been inaugurated by the queen in the outskirt of the capital city.7. They had sent our luggage to Prague for some unknown reason.Our luggage had been sentto Prague for some unknown reason.8. When did they celebrate the first Halloween?When was the first Halloween celebrated?9. Some of our students play videogames while in English class for some unknown reason...Videogames are played by our students while in Englishclass for some unknown reason10. The Prime Minister will hopefully create a new government this time.A new government will hopefully be created by the Prime Minister this time. 8. CAUSATIVE HAVE. Complete the sentences using the correct form of HAVE and the verb in brackets. Do not use contractions. Do not use capital letters 1. I am having my house redecorated at the moment (redecorate)2. Where didhe have his picture edited last year? (edit)3. Juan had his cell phone stolen a month ago while in a party. (steal)4. Will you have your car repaired before we go on the trip next weekend? (repair)5. I have my holiday booked every year by the travel agency round the corner. (book) 9. HAVE SOMETHING DONE. Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Do not use contractions. 1. His car tyres are checked twice a year.He has his car tyres checkedtwice a year (car tyres His suit is being dry cleaned at the moment. He is having his suit cleaned at the moment (his suit/ dry clean)3. The air conditioning is going to be installed in our school in the next dacade.We are going to have the air condtioning installedin our school in the next decade (air conditioning Sara’s burglar alarm was fitted last week.Sara´s burglar alarm fitted last week (a burglar alarm/ fit)5. The Arctic Monkeys new album has just been released.The Artic Monkeys have just had their new single recorded ( new album/ record)6. The lady asked the porter to take his luggage to her roomThe lady had her luggage taken to her room (take)7. Are you having a professional make the cake for you?Are you having the cake made by a professional?8. Allie’s landlord cleans her home every week.Alllie has her home cleaned every week by her lanlord 10. GERUND AND INFINITIVE. Write the correct option: 1. Alan can’t stand riding on trains. (ride)2. Mr. Harris enjoys inviting people out to dinner. (invite)3. In the old days, gentlemen challenged their rivals to fight. (fight)4. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use crying over spilt milk. (cry)5. Jim has stopped to tie his shoelace. Wait for him. (tie)6. My wife always volunteers to bake cakes for the charity meetings. (bake)7. It´s not worth complaining about your salary. (complain)8. Eva finds it hard to concentrate on exams. (concentrate)9. Please allow me to join your Facebook page. (join)10. You won’t forget to pick up the milk on your way home, will you? (pick up) 11. GERUND OR INFINITIVE. Complete the text using the correct form of the verb in brackets Farmer Jones met Jane when he was just a young man. He couldn’t help falling (1 fall) inlove with her immediately and asked her to marry him. She said yes although she knew it would mean getting (2 get) up early to milk the cows for the rest of her life. “Love means never having (3 have) to get up early to milk the cows”, said Farmer Jones, and explained that he would continue getting (4 get) up early to milk the cows so Jane could sleep late every day. Everything went well until they tried to increase (5 increase) their profits by buying (6 buy) some chickens. The first night, a fox ate one of the chickens. Farmer Jones decided to build (7 build) a fence to protect the chickens. But the ground was too hard so he couldn’t. He tried using (8 use) an axe to break the ground but it was much too hard. He planned to buy (9 buy) a gun to kill the fox but he didn´t have a license. He tried to borrow (10 borrow) one from his neighbours but they were all worried about the fox too. “I regret not buying (11 buy) one when I had those rabbit problems”, he told Jane. So Jane suggested purchasing (12 purchase) a gun herself so she went to the shop and bought a gun. That night they were looking forward to getting (13 get) rid of the fox. They hoped to see (14 see) the fox. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise, Jane said: “I´d rather not shoot (15 not it”. Jones answered: “we´d better go (16 go) back home, Jane" 12. Read the text below and think of the word which fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. DO NOT USE CAPITAL LETTERS Cats Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of many different cultures. Cave paintings created (1) by early humans display different types of wild cats that are now extinct, or (2) no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted (3) by humans in return. Cats similar to the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats(4) were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat,(5) so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. However, other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept (6) as pets in homes around the world, cats have become important members of many families. 13. WORD FORMATION. Create new words (by using suffixes) that best fit in the following text. CRUISES To understand how cruising developed into a (1) succesful (SUCCESS) industry, you have to take a brief look at the past. Today's cruise industry (2) actually (ACTUAL) has its roots dated to the early 1840s.Among the earliest cruise passengers was author Charles Dickens, who booked passage in 1842, along with 86 fellow (3) travellers, (TRAVEL) on a mail ship called Britannia (operated by Canadian Samuel Cunard, (4)founder (FOUND) of the Cunard Line).Writing in American Notes about his journey from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Boston, Dickens describes the cramped quarters, coffinlike cabins, and passengers, (5) including (INCLUDE) himself, getting (6) seasick (SEA).Conditions had somewhat improved by the time Mark Twain took a transatlantic voyage on the steamship Quaker City in 1867. Twain described his cabin as having "room to turn around in, but not to swing a cat in, at least with entire (7) security (SECURE) to the cat. " Well, at least he didn't get sick.In The Innocents Abroad, Twain wrote, "If there is one thing in the world that will make a man (8) peculiarly (PECULIAR) and insufferably self-conceited, it is to have his stomach behave himself, the first day at sea, when nearly all his comrades are seasick. 15. VOCABULARY UNIT 8. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. In some sentences you need two prepositions. 1. I don't think they liked my idea. At any rate, they weren't very enthusiastic about it.2. We have our bad times as a married couple, but on the whole, we're fairly happy.3. All houses within 100 metres of the seas are at risk of flooding.4. If we're out, we always make sure we're home in good time for our favourite programme5. I was out of breath after running for the bus.6. Tom had to present the project on his own because his classmate didn´t go to school. 7. I wanted to take the elevator but it was out of order. 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